Hydrocarbon-burner.



PATENTED OCT. 1, 1907. J. L. SBAGONDOLLAR & W. A. WINANS.

. HYDROCARBON BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 12,1907.

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:.U'NITED STATES PATENT oEEICE. f,

.JOHN L. SEAGON`DOLLAR ANDYWILLIAM A. WINANS, OF HOISINGTON, KANSAS.v

- HYDBOCARBON-BURNEAR.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN L. SEAGoNnoLLAR and r. WILLIAM A. WiNANs, citizens of the United States,

residing at Hois'ington, in the county of Barton and State ,of Kansas, have invented new and useful 1mprovements Hydrocarbon-Burners, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This inventionrelates to hydrocarbon the object thereof is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a burner of such class with means V which will insure perfect combustion with the smallest `nation and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompariying drawings, wherein is shown the lpreferred embodiment of the invention, but it is to be under stood that changes, modifications and variations can be resorted to which come mithin the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In describing the invention in detail reference is `had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters refer-to corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which- Figure 1 is a transverse section of a hydrocarbonV burner in accordance with this invention positioned within a stove, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cap plate. Fig. 3 is a like view of the distributing plate, and, Fig. 4 is a similar view of the receiving tray and its supports. i v

In the drawings is shown by Away lof example the adaptation of the invention in connection with a rectangularfire box, but it is obvious that the elements of the burner'can be so modified as to enable the burner to be used in connection with acircular fire' box. y y

Referring to the drawings by reference' characters7 1 denotes a fire box of a stove within which is mounted a burner in accordance with this invention. The burner can be' supported in any suitable mannerpreferably mounted upon the grate bars.

The burner comprises a pair of supporting members 2, 3 with each of the top edges thereof formed witha shoulder 4. The portion 5 of the top edge of each of the members 2, 3 is of concave curvature, while the specification of'nettefs Patent. Application nea ipru 12, 1907. sum1 No. 367,816.

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portion (iis of convex curvature.' Between the members 2 and 3 is lpositioned a receiving tray v7 substantially concave in contour and the said tray 7 is connectedor formed integral with the members 2, 3. The rear edge 8 of the tray 7 is positioned below the top edge of the members 2,3 at the rear thereof. l

Formedinte'gral with the lower face of the tray 7 and projecting rearwardly is an arm 9 havihg an elongated slot 10 through which extends an oil supply pipe 11, the latter communicating with a suitable reservoir (not shown).

shown. The supply pipe 11 also extends through a rearwardly-projecting apertured lug 12 formed integral with the edge 8 of the tray 7 and arranged in alinement with the arm 9. Arranged above the edge 8 of the tray 7 'and of such width as to project over, as well as rearwardly of the tray, is an oil-distributing plate 13, whichl has its lower face formed with a boss 14. The boss ,14 is mounted upon the lug 12 so that in connection therewith the plate 13 will be positioned at a point removed from the top edge 8 of the tray 7 thereby forming an air inlet passage which communicates at one end with the air chamber l5 andat its other end opens into the tray 7. The forward portion of the plate 13 slopes downwardly towards the tray 7. The upper face of the plate 13 is cut awayso that the lforward portionthereof will ber formed in a'sloping manner as at 16 and the rear portion recessed so as to form an oil-receiving chamber 17, with which the pipe 1l communicates the latter extending up through the boss 14 and through the plate 13. The cutting away of the upper face of the plate 13 forms a pair of end walls 18 the top edge of which is above the plane of the portion 16 so as to prevent the oil from flowing off the ends of the plate 13. The oil-receiving cham` ber `17 retards the distribution of the oil through the medium of the plate 13 so that it will vbecome heated owing to the arrangement of they elements of the burner as shown, and consequently vfacilitate the vaporizing of the oil. j

Arranged over the distributing plate 13 is a cap 19 of convex curvature and which is of greater width than the plate 13 and so constructed as to overlap the plate 13 at the ,front and rear thereof and in* this connection it will be stated that the rear vof the cap 19 is formed with a depending flange 2O adapted to abut against the,

in such a manner as to extend to a point slightly below the forward end oi the plate 13 as at 22. Between the rear of the plate 13 and the flange 2() an air inlet 23 is formed which communicates with the air chamber 15 and the vapori'zing chamber 24 which is formedk b etween the cap 19 and the plate 13. The cap 19 is Means may also be provided for A regulating the supply of oil from the reservoir, such meansbeing of any suitable construction and not.

l fire back 21 and the front of the cap slopes downwardly formed with a pair of laterally-extending offsets 25` adapted to seat upon the portion 6 ofthe top edge of themembers 2, 3 so as to support the cap above the ythe oil passes upward through the supply pipe 11 and,

owing to the arrangement of such pipe in the air chamber 15 the oil as it travels throughthe pipe will not be heated to any great extent. The oil is discharged from the pipe 11 into the chamber 17 and as the oil overflows it will travel in a thin film downwardly over the surface 16 of the plate 1 3. The plate 13 is heated by the llame at its lower portion so that the oil is partially vaporized and the gas formed in thechamber between the plate and cap passesdownward and escapes at' the lower portions thereof, where it is ignited. Certain portionsof the oil do` not readily vaporize under the heat here present. They fall over the forward end of the plate 13 in a thin film or layer through which the current of air supplied through the passage formed between the tray and plate is passed at the point of ignition, and, owing to the supply of air it will cause combustion so that not only will the gas be consumed but the oil which passes over the plate 13. Any residuum falls into the tray 7. The tray 7 also acts as a means to receive the small quantity of oil for the initial starting when kindling a Ifire The plate 13 at the forward end thereof is the hottest and as the cap also gets very hot, a large proportion of the crude oil is vaporized which, united with the air at the forward end of the plate, burns with a clear white flame andV intense heat with a very small consumption of oil and a minimum quantity of soot, smoke or residuum. t The regulation of the flame can be had by increasing or decreasing the supply of oil as occasion requires.

I From the construction of a hydrocarbon burner in a manner as stated it is evident that a great increase in cleanliness of operation, represented by the practical elimination oi soot and smoke, is obtained, which is evident owing to the vaporizing of the oil before combustion. The smoke and soot produced by the small amount of oil passed over the plate 13 Without Vaporizpractically consumed in the intense heat of the gas flame. v

The removability oi the cap enables the various elements to be readily cleaned as will be evident.

What we claim is-'- 1. A hydrocarbon burner comprising a receiving tray provided with a lug and an arm, a discharging plate mounted over the top of the tray and having its upper face formed with a sloping portion and a depression and its lower face provided with a boss, said depression forming an oli receiving chamber, said boss adapted to be seated upon said lug for positioning the plate above the tray forming thereby an air passage between the plate and the tray and which opens into the tray, an oil supply pipe extending through said lug, arm and boss and communicating with said depression, und a cap inelosing the plate und suitably spaced therefrom to form an air passage, said-cap conforming in contpur to the shape 'of the plate.

2. A hydrocarbon burner comprising u pair of supporting members, a concavo-convex tray formed on the inner facel of said members and provided with a rearwardly-extcnd ing apertured arm and a rearwardly-extending apertured lug, a supply pipe extending through the arm and the lug, a discharging plate secured to the supply pipe arranged above the rear edge of said tray forming thereby an air channel opening into the tray, said cap having a portion of its upper face sloping and its remaining portion depressed to form the oil-receiving chamber communicating with the supply pipe, and a cap inclosing said plate and projecting into said tray and suitably spaced from the plate forming thereby an air inlet passage and a vaporizing chamber.

3. A hydrocarbon'burner comprising a pair of supporting` members, a receiving tray substantially concave in con'tour formed on the inner face of said members, a rearwardiyextending apertured lug formed integral with the top edge of the rear of said tray, a distributing plate mounted upon said lug forming thereby an air channel between the plate and the rear edgeV of the tray, said plate having a portion of its upper face depressed to form an oii` receiving chamber communicating with an oil supply and the remaining portion of said face sloping downwardly towards the tray, said plate having a wall :it each end extending above the sloping portion of its upper face, and a cap mounted upon said members und inclosing said plate, said cap spaced from the plate forming thereby an air inlet passage and a vaporizing chamber.

In testimony whereof we have'hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses. f

JOHN L, SEAGONDOLLAR. WILLIAM A. WINANS.

Witnesses:

E. N. JENKINS, J. C. BUnPEn. 

